Homebrew PCBs

Hello,

Has anyone looked into the possibilities of the alps type printers?

Being film based, they might make some things easier...

Here's a Yahoo group:

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alpsdecal/

Hope this helps,

Ballendo

Yes, and no it doesn't work. The copper apparently draws away heat to
quickly, and Alps wax thermal transfers by heating the head elements.
And it is -very- sensitive to the exact temperature.

However... some ribbons take higher temperatures than others to
transfer, for instance the metallic, metal foil, and white ribbons. So
if a lower temp ribbon (like black) had a white ribbon sticker put on
it, maybe it would compensate for the heat sink action of the copper.

BTW, there is also http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Alps/

Steve

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "ballendo" <ballendo@y...> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Has anyone looked into the possibilities of the alps type printers?
> 
> Being film based, they might make some things easier...
> 
> Here's a Yahoo group:
> 
>   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alpsdecal/
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Ballendo

Steve,

Thank you for the feedback and for the group link.

Ballendo 

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <alienrelics@y...> 
wrote:
> Yes, and no it doesn't work. The copper apparently draws away heat 
to
> quickly, and Alps wax thermal transfers by heating the head 
elements.
> And it is -very- sensitive to the exact temperature.
> 
> However... some ribbons take higher temperatures than others to
> transfer, for instance the metallic, metal foil, and white ribbons. 
So
> if a lower temp ribbon (like black) had a white ribbon sticker put 
on
> it, maybe it would compensate for the heat sink action of the 
copper.
> 
> BTW, there is also http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Alps/
> 
> Steve
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "ballendo" <ballendo@y...> 
wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Has anyone looked into the possibilities of the alps type 
printers?

> > 
> > Being film based, they might make some things easier...
> > 
> > Here's a Yahoo group:
> > 
> >   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alpsdecal/
> > 
> > Hope this helps,
> > 
> > Ballendo